摊子

攤子

tānzi

noun #23,076

Measure Word

一个摊子 gè

Meanings

1 vendor's stall
2 booth
3 organizational setup; the whole operation; mess

Characters

to spread out; stall; vendor

Examples

HSK 4

这个摊子太大，一个人管不过来。

Zhège tānzi tài dà, yī gè rén guǎn bu guòlái.

This operation is too large for one person to manage.

HSK 6

他在市场摆了一个卖蔬菜的摊子。

Tā zài shìchǎng bǎi le yī gè mài shūcài de tānzi.

He set up a vegetable stall at the market.

HSK 6

他走了，把一个烂摊子留给了我们。

Tā zǒu le, bǎ yī gè làntānzi liú gěi le wǒmen.

He left and handed us a complete mess to deal with.

Tips

usage

摊子 has both a concrete meaning (a market stall) and a figurative one (the scale of an organization, or a messy situation). 烂摊子 is a very common expression meaning 'a terrible mess left for someone else to deal with'.

Stroke Order

摊 tān

子 zǐ